Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-09-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER;
Written and compiled for the HERALD.

of the President, at Oak View, his
country seat. 1t is understood
that the two distinguished gentle
men are happily entertaining each
other talking over the political sit
uation and national affairs in gen.
eral. Carlisle represents the con-
seryative wing of the free trade
faction of his party, as much as
Randall does the protection wing,
and by becoming a member of the
Presidential familyjust at this time,
while it is known that the Presi.
dent is getting material to formu-
late his annual message, gives rise
to the very natural suspicion that
he can CLEAN several interesting
topics from the fertile aod energet.
ic brain of the Speaker. And then,
too, right on the heels of the Penn
sylvania State Convention where
Randall gained a signal victory
and looms up more than ever as the
leader of the disturbing element in
the Democratic programme. There
is no Disgusting the fact that the
Administration don't like the po-
sltion of the Virginia and Pennsyl'
vaOia Democracy as enunciated by
their recent State Conventions.
But what to do and how to do it
lunder the circumstances, is very
Hserious problem. The Post, the
local organ of the Administration,
says "that the Pennsylvania plat
form does not meet with the ap.
prevail OF either of the factions of
the partv,p which, if true, rather
complexities matters, and may ne.
cessitate the President having 9th
er distinguished guests TO aid him
out of the dilemma. This tariff
question they designed to make
the paramount issue in the next
| Presidential election, based on sub
stantiaI free trade principles, or
ultimately leading thereto, and the
Democracy of Ohio closed its eyes
and took the prescription willingly,
but Virginia and Pennsylvania We
hemently spurn the dose, while the
Iowa and Maryland Democracy
mixed various other ingredients and
pretended to swallow. These com
prise the State conventions thus
far of,the party, and leave matters
in a very confused and unsatlsfac-
tory condition. 1t is evident that
the Randall wing will not give an
inch; 1t is equally evident that the
Carlisle wing is as obstinate and
unyielding. What the outcome OF
this middle will be, needs no great
prophet to foretell, and the Repub-
licans can abide the time patiently.
The Democracy of both Virginia
and Maryland virtually have their
headquarters at Washington. They
occupy spacious rooms, and arro-
gate to themselves not only the
management OF politics in their re-
spectiye states, but like the circus
clown want to boss everything else.
They take to Washington as nat
urally as a bee to his hive, and
-, s-..---.h o Administration, dUp
uV"h III s"arhs IKE INC * .g-...,,d
lice of Egypt. They have apnI,.
cants for every position, and their
capacious nav is always open IN
receive any crumb that nsv tolI
from the Executive table. Should
it happen to drop into the clutch of
any Of their northern or western
brethren, their indignation is com.
plete, and they very ominously
shake the index finger in the face
of the Administration and say
"Beware, these two great States
are trembling IN the balance
And so they are, and it is not at
all improbable that Virginia will
90 Republican this fall, and Mary
land make large gains toward the
final redemption of that State.
Every sign points that way and
the Democracy have a realizing
sense of their impending fate.
In the vaults of the Treasury De-
partment is stored away, under lock |
aud bolt, and guards who pace the |
corridors night and day, 800 tons
d gold and bullion Can the mind
of this immense treasure
that lies cold and silent in this dark
and dismal recess? If this vast |
treasure we're loaded into carts,
as coal is loaded, allowing one ton
Of coin and twenty feet of road to
each cart, the whole amount would
make a procession twenty.three
miles long-two miles for the gold, !
and twenty.one miles for the silver,
lndIit would take 5000 strong horses !
10 haul it. This gives us an
dea of the immense surplus in the |
Treasury, and all of this is lying !
die, absolutely withdrawn from !
use as truly as Tit had been cast /!
INTO the sea. And every day in |
,reases the volume, while enter
prise langulshes, mills close, firms
Iail, and labor cries in vain for EN-
the stupid Democratic
party who happens to be in power
and has control of legislation that |
can unlock and give relief, lolters
around like an imbecile with no |
concern or responsibility.